Build and operate distributed systems for real-time blockchain data ingestion and indexing at Coinbase.
Posted by employer 18 hours ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 hour ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 hour ago
What you'll build
- Build and operate distributed systems for real-time blockchain data ingestion
- Own delivery of key initiatives such as new chain integrations
- Partner with product and platform teams to define data contracts
- Execute architecture and performance improvements across the indexing stack
- Support engineering quality across the team through code reviews
Must have
- 2+ years of software engineering experience building and operating distributed or data systems in production
- Solid systems design fundamentals including partitioning, consistency/availability tradeoffs
- Proficiency in a backend language such as Go and/or Python
Nice to have
- Blockchain or crypto data experience
- Familiarity with chain data structures, finality, reorgs, RPC nodes, or wallets
AI in the day-to-day
Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs.
Requirements
- Experience
- 2+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Software Engineer will focus on building and maintaining distributed systems for real-time blockchain data processing, taking ownership of services from design to production. Key skills include proficiency in backend languages like Go or Python, along with a solid understanding of systems design principles and technologies such as Kafka and Redis. This position is suited for engineers with at least two years of experience in data systems, particularly those with a background in blockchain or crypto data. The team operates in a high-impact environment, emphasizing collaboration and innovation.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 21, 2026. Last confirmed on Coinbase's careers page October 21, 2026.
- Salary band is below the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
- Starts above 60% of 57 comparable mid backend roles in United States that list Python we track (median $146,000 across 27 companies). See Python salary trends
- Python appears in 43.1% of 255 comparable mid backend roles in United States; S3 appears in 0.8% of 255 comparable mid backend roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Software Engineer - Crypto Data Foundations role remote?
- Yes — Coinbase lists this as a fully remote position.
- What's the salary range?
- Coinbase lists $152,405–$179,300 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 2 years of relevant experience for this Software Engineer - Crypto Data Foundations role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: ClickHouse, Go, Kafka, MongoDB, Python, Redis.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Coinbase targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Software Engineer - Crypto Data Foundations role at Coinbase.
From the original posting
Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase.
The Blockchain Data Platform team within the Platform organization builds an ultra-low-latency indexing platform that ingests, normalizes, and serves data across major blockchains, powering teams across Coinbase and external developers via the Coinbase Developer Platform. We're a small, high-impact, AI-native team taking a platform-first approach, shipping the primitives, SDKs, and tooling that make blockchain indexing as easy as building on a managed database. You'll build and operate the distributed systems at the core of this platform, owning services end-to-end from design through production.
What you'll do:
- Build and operate distributed systems for real-time blockchain data ingestion, indexing, and query, owning services end-to-end from design docs and data modeling through code, rollout, and observability.
- Own delivery of key initiatives such as new chain integrations, migrations, and backfills, driving improvements to latency, reliability, and cost.
- Partner with product and platform teams to define data contracts and contribute to SDKs and primitives that drive adoption across Coinbase and external developers.
- Execute architecture and performance improvements across the indexing stack, applying strong systems design fundamentals around partitioning, consistency, stream processing, and storage boundaries.
- Support engineering quality across the team through code reviews, testing rigor, and leveraging AI tools to ship faster and reduce operational burden.
Required Skills and Experience:
- 2+ years of software engineering experience building and operating distributed or data systems in production.
- Solid systems design fundamentals including partitioning, consistency/availability tradeoffs, stream processing, and storage/compute boundaries.
- Proficiency in a backend language such as Go and/or Python, with familiarity across technologies like Kafka, gRPC, Redis, S3, ClickHouse, or MongoDB.
- Demonstrated ability to turn ambiguous problems into clear designs and shipped solutions with measurable impact.
- Blockchain or crypto data experience is a plus, including familiarity with chain data structures, finality, reorgs, RPC nodes, or wallets.
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Pay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).
- Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
- Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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